425700 – net-misc/openssh's LICENSE variable does not reflect init script

Bug 425700 - net-misc/openssh's LICENSE variable does not reflect init script

Summary: net-misc/openssh's LICENSE variable does not reflect init script

Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 426084

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	[OLD] Core system (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All All

Importance:	Normal QA (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo's Team for Core System packages

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Blocks:	init-script-license
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Reported:	2012-07-10 16:14 UTC by Richard Yao (RETIRED)
Modified:	2012-12-06 12:29 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description Richard Yao (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2012-07-10 16:14:55 UTC

net-misc/openssh uses LICENSE="as-is", but /etc/init.d/sshd is GPLv2 licensed. Either OpenSSH's LICENSE needs to change or the init script must be relicensed.

ulm confirmed in #gentoo-dev on freenode that LICENSE must accurately reflect all installed files, including init scripts:

12:00 <@ryao> ulm: Does installing a GPLv2 licensed init script require that LICENSE contain GPL-2?
12:00 <@ulm> LICENSE should cover all installed files, so yes

My preference is to relicense the init script as-is. However, either solution is acceptable.

Comment 1 Dirkjan Ochtman (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2012-12-06 12:29:37 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 426084 ***